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Blackboard Collaborate Ultra
These instructions are accurate as of 10/21/2015. The Collaborate Ultra program has not been rolled out to the campus community as of yet.
To use Ultra with any of your classes you will NEED to email [email protected] and request to have Ultra made available in the course. (Make sure to include the name and section number of the course) Once Ultra has been activated in your course it is very simple to use. No downloads and it works on all machines.
For now, Ultra REQUIRES you use the Chrome Browser.
How to set up Ultra in your course (this is a onetime setup for each BB section you want to use) 1) Using Chrome login to BlackBoard
2) Go to the course you want to use Collaborate Ultra
3) In the upper left corner click the “Add menu item” Button and choose Tool Link
4) Enter the name you what to have displayed in the left content panel
5) In Type choose BlackBoard Collaborate Scheduling Manager
6) Tick Available to Users 7) Click Submit
Choose Edit Room to give the students the ability to turn on their video to talk and text
1. Click Edit Room
2 Click Join Room to enter the BB Collaborate Ultra Room No launcher needed
Options available to you
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• My Settings: Add a profile image, set up your audio and
video, set your notifications, and get help. Point to your avatar image to open My Settings.
• Status: Show yourself as away. Point to your avatar image
to open My Settings. Select Set as Away from the Present drop-down list.
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• Audio and video: Turn your audio and video on. Lines
through the microphone and camera icons mean that they are turned off. Click Share Audio and Share Video to turn them on.
With your keyboard, press Alt + M to turn your microphone on and off. Press Alt + C for your camera.
• Hand raise: Raise your hand to answer a question or get another moderator's
attention. Click Raise Hand.
• With your keyboard, press Alt + H.
• Chat: Chat with participants. Click Open Chat.
• Participant’s panel: View the list of participants. Click Open Participants List • You can make participants presenters or additional moderators. Point to
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moderator or Make captioner. Students may then display their applications with you
• Session Settings: Decide what others can do in your session. Click More
Tools and select Session Settings.
• Record sessions: Click More Tools and select Start Recording.
• Zoom: Resize shared content. Double-click on the content to make it bigger.
• Share Content: You can share a blank whiteboard, an
application, PDFs, PowerPoint® presentations, and images. Click Share Content.
• Annotation: Edit shared content in real time.
Share Files
Share Content > Share Files
Upload any images, PDF files, or PowerPoint presentations to your session.
Select Add Files Here or drag a file into the box to upload it. Click Share Now when you're ready for students to see the file.
You can choose to allow participants to mark up your shared file during a session in Session Settings.
Share Application
Share Content > Share Application
Share your desktop or a software application to teach students about a particular topic. Whenever you move through the application or desktop, your students automatically follow along.
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Share Whiteboard
Share Content > Share Blank Whiteboard
Collaborate with your students using the whiteboard. Open a blank whiteboard to draw or just jot down notes.
Features of Collaborate Ultra
• Jump to a specific slide: Now when you share PowerPoint® or PDF
presentations in Collaborate you can preview all of your slides and jump directly to the exact slide you want to show. Click the presentation name to open the slide navigator panel.
• Make content bigger: Double-click files, applications, and whiteboards
that you share or others share with you to zoom in. Grab and move the content to see what you need to.
• We added color: When you select a tool the color changes to indicate it
is on.
• Download your recordings: Session Administrator System (SAS) and
Learning Tools Interoperability®(LTI) users can now download
recordings from the SAS user interface as well as on the recording play back page. Moderators must allow session recording downloads for each session. Open a session's Session Settings and check Allow download recording. Any recordings made in this session can be downloaded while downloads are allowed. If you want to keep a recording beyond the current semester we recommend saving it in Ensemble.
• Low bandwidth management: Don't miss out because of your
connection! Collaborate adapts to your connection speed and network limitations making sure you can still see and hear what's important.
• Record Sessions: You can now record your sessions. Review them
later or share with participants.
• Snap a Photo: Take a photo of yourself to use as your profile picture.
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• Control Your Volume: Set your personal speaker and microphone
volume.
• Get a Closer Look: Adjust your view of shared files and the whiteboard.
Zoom in to make it easier to see.
• Use Collaborate in Your Course: Collaborate is now available from
